Tag: Charter School

  • Campus & Community

    ‘You have to give back’

    Graduating senior Portia Botchway enjoyed mentoring Boston-area students during her Harvard years. Now, she’ll become a teacher for them this fall.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Teaching beyond the tests

    A panel explores the effects of high-stakes testing, and suggests new measurements of achievement are needed.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Schools may flunk testing

    During a presentation at a Harvard Graduate School of Education Askwith Forum Diane Ravitch, former proponent of educational testing, told the audience that the movement has gone too far, including punishing schools for unrealistic expectations.

    4 minutes